The Twelver liturgical year as observed at the Fatima Zahra Imamia Centre, North Ipswich. Dates are established by moon sighting and each month is marked expected or confirmed.
These dates are expected, not confirmed. Hijri months begin on the sighting of the new moon, which cannot be known in advance. Every date below may move by a day.
12 observances this month, mostly worship
| S | M | T | W | T | F | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Nov 24Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 225, Sha'ban | 326Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 427Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | |||
| 528Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 629, Sha'ban | 730, Sha'ban | 8Dec 1, Sha'ban | 92, Sha'ban | 103, Sha'ban | 114Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban |
| 125Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 136Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 147Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 158Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 169, Sha'ban | 1710, Sha'ban | 1811, Sha'ban |
1912, Sha'ban | 2013, Sha'ban | 2114, Sha'ban | 2215, Sha'ban | 2316, Sha'ban | 2417, Sha'ban | 2518, Sha'ban |
2619, Sha'ban | 2720, Sha'ban | 2821, Sha'ban | 2922, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
23 Nov
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Tuesday 23 November 2128
Tuesday 23 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 24 November)
1
24 Nov
1
24 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Wednesday 24 November 2128
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
26 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Friday 26 November 2128
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
27 Nov
5
28 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Sunday 28 November 2128
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
4 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Saturday 4 December 2128
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
4 Dec
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Saturday 4 December 2128
Saturday 4 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 5 December)
13•
eve
5 Dec
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Sunday 5 December 2128
Sunday 5 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 6 December)
14•
eve
6 Dec
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Monday 6 December 2128
Monday 6 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 7 December)
15•
eve
7 Dec
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Tuesday 7 December 2128
Tuesday 7 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 8 December)
15
8 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Wednesday 8 December 2128
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 255 or 256 AH
Today
8 Rabi al-Thani 1448 AH
Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)
Acts & duas for this day →Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Acts & duas for this day →
Coming up
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)10 Rabi al-Thani · Tue, 22 Septin 2 days
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)13 Jumada al-Ula · Sun, 25 Oct · 75-day reportin 35 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 37 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 52 days
Where communities differ on a date, both positions are shown rather than one being presented as correct. Families at this Centre follow different maraji, and the calendar reflects that.